My daughter gives up her summer job of transcribing medical notes this week so I have received my last update from her yesterday. I'll miss those notes -- they gave me such a laugh over the summer.
Katie is doing a neuroscience degree this year then goes back to her regular medical school courses next year.
Here's what she sent me. This was written by a doctor in 1960:
"Obviously he has been suffering from homosexuality for the last three years or more."
6 comments:
In 1960 his patient could have been thrown in jail for his "suffering"; hopefully his doctor was enlightened enough not to grass him up!
Oh, dear, being a male homosexual would be so difficult, I imagine, with the inevitable speculation about what it is, exactly, that they DO for jollies (ewwww). Lesbians have a bit of an easier time, I should think. It might be interesting to read their comments here, but I would not blame anyone for not wanting to contribute.
Esteban, what does "grass him up" mean? Don't respond if it's too physically grotesque.
BWJ, I believe that "grassing" is Britspeak for tattling or ratting him out...
bwj: actually when I read that again I get a slightly unsavoury mental image :)
Drew is right, it means "snitch" (in M'erican)
Throwing a homosexual in jail wouldn't be much punishment, would it?
GW, like Br'er Rabbit in de briar patch---!:):) Guess we'd have to ask Oscar Wilde, though, who was thrown in the "pokey" by judicial "man-date"---pun fully intended---
"I know not whether laws be right
Or whether laws be wrong,
All that we know, who lie in jail,
Is that the wall is strong---"
(Fun for readers! Complete this stanza as naughtily as you like! I have a great line, but it's too dirty to type...but at least I am certain of my rhyme, as "schlong" rhymes with "strong":):)!
(stolen from "Ballad of Reading Gaol," by the famous sodomist hisownself, and late townsman of our blog queen!)
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